Links to Arctic research, meteorology, sea ice and specific Svalbard issues

 

Svalbard links:

The Svalbard treaty

The Governor (Sysselmannen) of Svalbard

Security related issues for the Svalbard landscape (Norwegian only)

Svalbard environmental regulations

The University Courses on Svalbard (UNIS) 

Kings Bay (Ny Ålesund) large scale research facility 

Svalbard research activities 

Svalbard contacts and general information

 

Arctic climate and meteorology:

Weather now in Adventdalen, central Spitsbergen

Latest satellite image of Svalbard

Latest Longyearbyen weather forecast

Latest North Atlantic weather forecast

Recent North Atlantic visual meteorological situation

Recent Northern Hemisphere surface temperatures and pressure

Recent Northern Hemisphere wind, precipitation and surface temperatures

Recent Northern Hemisphere precipitable atmospheric water

Long Range Northern Hemisphere Weather Forecast (4 month sea-level pressure deviation)

 

Arctic sea ice and snow cover:

Recent Northern Hemisphere snow and sea ice extension

Recent cryosphere at a glance

 

Avalanches:

Avalanche advice

 

Arctic research projects, organizations and data sources:

Arctic Climate Impact Assesment (ACIA)

Arctic Coastal Dynamics (ACD)

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)

Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM)

Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)

Global Terrestrial Network-Permafrost (GTN-P) - borehole monitoring

Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P)

Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)

International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)

International Permafrost Association (IPA)

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Permafrost and Climate in Europe (PACE)

Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC)

 

 

 

Latest update: 5. April 2005.